Writing Japanese Hiragana: An Introductory Japanese Language Workbook: Learn and Practice The Japanese Alphabet

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Put simply, practice is the most effective method of mastering writtenJapanese. The large, open format of Writing Japanese Hiragana invitesthe student to pick up a pencil and get started!Two phonetic syllabaries, hiragana and katakana, and a set of kanjicharacters based on Chinese ideographs are what comprises writtenJapanese. This workbook has been carefully designed to facilitate the quickand easy mastery of the forty-six character hiragana syllabary used to writeall types of native words not written in kanji. An understanding of hiragana isessential for the serious student wishing to learn Japanese effectively.

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"Writing Japanese Hiragana: An Introductory Japanese Language Workbook is a good book for those who wish to learn Japanese. When studying Japanese, you should start by learning to read and write hiragana. Not only will it help you to be able to read signs, menus, etc in Japan but knowing and using hiragana (as well as katakana and kanji) helps you to pronounce Japanese properly." --Tokyo Five blog
"This workbook has been carefully designed to facilitate the quick and easy mastery of the forty-six character hiragana syllabary used to write all types of native words not written in kanji. An understanding of hiragana is essential for the serious student wishing to learn Japanese effectively." --Just One Cookbook blog

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Jim Gleeson, a native of Sydney , Australia, holds an honors degree in the History of Science from the University of New South Wales. He has written for various Australian newspapers as well as many major corporations both in Japan and Australia.